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AFL2601 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED.
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AFL2601 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED.
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Question 1: Socio-Historical introduction to African Languages 1.1 Name the
seven families of language that all languages which are indigenous to the
continent of Africa fall under as stated by Wemer (1930), and Phillippson
(2003) (7) 1.2 Demonstrate how synchronic comparison occur using the same
word from three indigenous languages of South Africa. (3) 1.3 Guthrie (1949)
state that a language to be considered as part of the Bantu languages family
need to display certain features. Name these features and use example from
your own language to support your answer. (10) /20/
1.1 The seven families of language that all languages indigenous to the continent of Africa fall
under, as stated by Wemer (1930) and Phillippson (2003), are:
1. Afroasiatic
2. Nilo-Saharan
3. Niger-Congo
4. Khoisan
5. Austronesian
6. Indo-European
7. Austric
1.2 Synchronic comparison involves comparing the current state of languages at a particular
point in time, focusing on their similarities and differences. Let's demonstrate synchronic
comparison using the word for "water" in three indigenous languages of South Africa:
Zulu: "amanzi"
Xhosa: "amanzi"
Sotho: "mae"
In this example, we observe that both Zulu and Xhosa, which are Bantu languages, share the
word "amanzi" for "water." However, Sotho, also a Bantu language, uses the word "mae." This
demonstrates both similarity and variation in the languages, which is a fundamental aspect of
synchronic comparison.
1.3 Guthrie (1949) outlined certain features that a language must display to be considered part of
the Bantu language family. These features include:
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